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After presenter Gregg Wallace resigned during an investigation following allegations of unethical behavior, MasterChef’s holiday episodes were cancelled.
The 60-year-old TV personality is in the middle of a scandal after allegedly using racist epithets and offensive sexual language on the popular BBC show.
Additionally, a number of women have come forward to accuse Wallace of grabbing and sexual misconduct,
Both of which he has vehemently denied. His attorney said: “It is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature” .
The BBC has come under fire for continuing to broadcast the current season of MasterChef The Professionals despite the ongoing inquiry.
However, it has already been announced that other programming will take the place of the planned Christmas episodes.
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While Repair Shop Favorite Fixes will take the place of the MasterChef Meets Strictly Festive Extravaganza scheduled on Monday,
December 30, those anticipating Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off will receive Celeb Escape To The Country on Monday, December 23.
The Beebs found themselves in hot trouble after continuing to air “MasterChef The Professionals” in spite of the criticism. A BBC representative told The Sun: “As we have said,
MasterChef is a fantastic competition that can change the lives of the participating chefs, and the current season of MasterChef: The Professionals is proceeding according to schedule.
According to the Mirror, “under the current circumstances we have decided not to broadcast the celebrity Christmas specials, which are obviously a different type of show.”
Rupa Huq, a Labour MP, said that the show’s broadcast would be “triggering” for some of the women who have made accusations against him.
She maintained that cancelling the event would demonstrate the BBC’s seriousness about the matter and send a powerful message.
Gregg Wallace seemed to attribute his dilemma on “middle-class women of a certain age” in his defense video on Sunday, which further sparked the situation.
A fan posted: “As a #MiddleClassWomanOfaCertainAge paying the license fee in this household, @BBCOne shouldn’t be showing #MasterChef @MasterChefUK this evening.” On social media, another pundit lamented,
“Shame Gregg Wallace couldn’t be edited out, even a bit.” Some viewers shared their own thoughts in the comments section, with one commenting: “No acknowledgment whatsoever.”
Someone another wrote: “It’s impossible for me to watch #MasterChef and not think ‘You absolute t**t Wallace! ‘”
Another viewer posted: “I’m finding Gregg Wallace more annoying than usual after the revelations of the last few days.”
One viewer, meanwhile, made the remark, “Warning: this programme may contain traces of Gregg Wallace.”
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